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I haven't started adding it yet, but plan to add in the a.m., a few hours earlier than sunrise, so that the transition is smoother into full daylight. I have heard that adding artificial light after sunset means that, when the light finally turns off, they are in sudden & total darkness. Because they're basically blind in the dark, they may not be able to see to get on the roost, and they could be stressed out by where they have to spend the night when the lights go out. Besides, I have a little "experience" with this...my neighbors time their coop light to turn on after sunset and their flock continues free-ranging outside the coop at night, because of that inside light which illuminates the outside just enough. Last winter a raccoon attacked their flock during one of those evenings, after dark. One of their girls died in the attack. I just think the light on at night is more confusing to the birds.